A flotilla of Z class sailing dinghies in front of the Bayswater Boating Club (now the Bayswater Yacht Club) at the end of King Edward Avenue, Bayswater. North Head (Devonport) can be seen in the distance behind and to the right of the clubhouse.

The Z Class or 'Zeddie' is a New Zealand sailing dinghy, first designed and built by R. B. Brown at Northcote in the 1920s. This class of sailing boat, also known as the Takapuna dinghy, is of square-bilge centreboard design and is 12 ft 6 inches long and approximately 5 ft across the beam. It was popular as a training boat for younger sailors.
(Source: Sailing and Windsurfing, Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand http://www.teara.govt.nz/en/sailing-and-windsurfing)

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